Bits ‘n’ Pieces: Oct. 22, 2020
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: New Zealand has had one of the world’s most successful COVID-19...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Absentee ballot request deadline Friday
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff With fewer than two weeks until Election Day, the deadline to request an absentee ballot — Friday, Oct. 23 — marks every Idaho voter’s last chance to vote from...
Not a second for granted
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff This year has not been particularly kind to Blake Christiana or his band, Yarn. Despite the hardships that the novel coronavirus pandemic imposed on musicians, Christiana is one to...
Kootenai Health: Hospital capacity at 99% due to ‘surge’ in COVID-19 cases
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Statewide cases of COVID-19, the illness resulting from the novel coronavirus, have continued to exceed previous levels of positivity since the global pandemic began in earnest in mid-spring 2020,...
Panida adds five to board at annual meeting
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Panida Theater added five members to its board Saturday, Oct. 17 during the nonprofit’s annual meeting, which drew about 50 community members — all socially distanced with the...
County appeals Festival suit to Supreme Court
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County is appealing its case against the city of Sandpoint to the Idaho Supreme Court, after a district court judge ruled in early September that the county lacked...
Swan songs
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Autumn is a time of change, but it’s also a season full of conflicting feelings about death and dying. As trees prepare for the coming cold months, their leaves...
Sandpoint Curry extends offerings to Clark Fork, Priest River
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff After a brief hiatus, Sandpoint Curry is back to slinging Indian eats through an online ordering model, with pick-up options each Friday in Sandpoint, Clark Fork or Priest River....
Smokesmith Bar-B-Que opens in Ponderay… and beyond
By Patty Hutchens Reader Contributor When you have a passion about something, success can easily follow. Just ask Sean Smith and Katie Campbell, the owners of Smokesmith Bar-B-Que. Sean and Katie, engaged to be...
Taking downtime in stride
By Reader Staff Since 1978, the people behind the Pend Oreille Arts Council have made it their mission to bring art to Sandpoint. When Executive Director Tone Lund and Arts Coordinator Claire Christy started...
